November 11th, 2009 by Lesley Lambert in Local Market Insight
There is no denying that Western Massachusetts is a beautiful place, especially so during the fall foliage season. Autumn happens to be my favorite season and I love to take advantage of the cooler, yet still lovely weather to spend time outdoors.
Over the past month I have taken the opportunity to visit three special places in Western Massachusetts that I want to share with you: Skinner Park in Hadley, Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield and Noble View in Russell.
The first [...]
November 10th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Greenleaf has historically been a farming community, and continues to be so, due to the area’s rich, fertile soil. Incorporated in 1973, it’s a close-knit community governed by a mayor and city council.
City Clerk Lee Belt gave us the skinny on the city and why you’d want to move there. Caldwell lies 4 miles to the east on Hwy. 19. It connects to I-84 that runs through Caldwell, a major east/west truck route. The City of Wilder is to the [...]
November 9th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Founded in 1783, Clarksville is known as the “oldest American town in the Northwest Territory.” It was named after General George Rogers Clark, an American Revolutionary War figure. With a population of over 22,000, the town sits sleepily on the Ohio River banks. Just four miles north of the border town of Louisville, Clarksville is home to some amazing artifacts and institutions.
The world’s second-largest timekeeping piece, the Colgate clock, is found right here. It is a [...]
November 2nd, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Crime might pay for a while, but sooner or later, you’re gonna have to pay the piper.
That’s what Sabrina Weinberg and others found out after being arrested, indicted and later sentenced for mail and mortgage fraud. She will serve two years in the pokey and three years under supervised release.
According to court documents, Osman Al-Bari, Jamilah Al-Bari, Timothy Reed, Terrence White, Kara McIntosh and others in the mortgage industry paid straw buyers, including Weinberg, $10,000 for each property they [...]
November 1st, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Crime might pay for a while, but sooner or later, you’re gonna have to pay the piper.
That’s what Sabrina Weinberg and others found out after being arrested, indicted and later sentenced for mail and mortgage fraud. She will serve two years in the pokey and three years under supervised release.
According to court documents, Osman Al-Bari, Jamilah Al-Bari, Timothy Reed, Terrence White, Kara McIntosh and others in the mortgage industry paid straw buyers, including Weinberg, $10,000 for each property they [...]
October 30th, 2009 by Derek Overbey in Features, Local Market Insight
I live in San Jose and I have kids. Parks and Playgrounds are a huge part of my family’s life. But when you live in a city that covers approximately 175 square miles, it’s sometimes difficult to find any park, let alone the best ones.
So the team at roost.com decided to take on the work of aggregating all the parks and playgrounds in the city my family calls home. Below we have more than 165 parks and playgrounds in the [...]
October 28th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Barrington has a big decision to make – whether to build an expensive new high school … or not.
A cursory check into costs shows that the project could be completed by 2014 for approximately $27 million. Operating costs may not be any more than what it costs the community to ship students off to Dover right now.
At a recent meeting to discuss the future possibilities of the new high school, residents voiced concerns over the costs of the new [...]
October 27th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
According to the Orange County Register, after three long years, it appears a settlement is at-hand between Surf City officials and some local area residents. Homeowners in the Cape Ann affordable housing development filed suit in 2006 alleging that they were misled into believing that their homes would appreciate without restrictions and according to the market rate.
Buying affordable housing tracts enabled the Cape Ann homeowners to purchase their homes at a below-market rate. Based on the restrictions of [...]
October 26th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
When the state asks you to open your books and you don’t, you’re gonna get shut down. That’s what Fayeteville mortgage broker Francine Shannon learned when she failed to disclose information requested of her by a state examiner.
Owner of Mortgage Consultant Services, Inc. Shannon had her annual mortgage license revoked by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance early in October. The state’s press release claims it has evidence that she intentionally withheld information requested of her by [...]
October 26th, 2009 by roostblog in Local Market Insight
Wittmann citizens interested in annexation issues, in particular, may want to join monthly meetings facilitated by the Northwest Citizens Group (NCG), along with Surprise staffers. Items discussed impact the Surprise planning area. Included in the planning area are unincorporated sections of Circle City, Morristown, Nadaburg, Surprise, Wittmann and the northwest area of Maricopa County between Wickenburg and Surprise.
August meeting issues discussed were proposed enhancements to communications with area residents. The effort was to begin with a local [...]
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